Paul and Sara’s #tWedding ~ Engagement and Invitation

The Bolton Ass presented The Bolton Kick Ass Award to Paul and Sara O’Flaherty during their First Anniversary #MobileALtweetup Dinner.

The Backstory: Article 1 of 9.

Paul and Sara’s #tWedding – Engagement and Invitation

I had a simple thought about a year ago. Some of my internet friends were getting married and I thought it’d be nice to give them a collection of tweets about their marriage. Simple. Right?

Not really. It became a huge undertaking, but I persisted and it is now complete. Just in time for their first wedding anniversary. Just in time to launch my newest web site: TheBoltonAss.com

The beginning of this post doesn’t start a few days before their wedding, it starts the December before their wedding.

I was there when Paul proposed to Sara. It was awesome! We were having a #MobileALtweetup at Sara’s house and most of us were standing in the kitchen.

Paul looked nervously at me and smiled. Then he showed me a ringbox. I leaned back against the kitchen cabinet and watched him move towards Sara.

Paul started his speech to Sara. He was proposing to her. Luckily, @Alli_Flowers recorded the event:

 

Then Paul knelt in front of Sara and took her hand.

Photo by @KE4MUR Posted at twitpic.com/shpu9

And without hesitation, Sara said yes!

Photo by @KE4MUR Posted at twitpic.com/shpx8

By Spring, the wedding date was set and the invitations were delivered. That is where this story continues. Enjoy your peek into what an internet romance is like. And how a community living in a virtual world interacts.

[For those of you who are unfamiliar with twitter: you read twitter posts from the bottom of the page to the top of the page if you want to read them in the order they were posted.]

@ Getting a hair cut? Why not get them all cut while you are there?
@mlstraw
Mike Strawbridge
1 day to go :) Off for a hair cut this morning, pick up a PA system, back to record WinExtra on Windows and busy busy busy busy...
@pauloflaherty
Paul OFlaherty
@ Not formal at all mate - very relaxed - :)
@pauloflaherty
Paul OFlaherty
@ hope it's not too formal. Dont have anything for the potluck reception so soon but I'll hang out if I can.
@AnEpicNguyen
Jimmy Nguyen
Huffington Post - Twitter Wedding Celebrates 'Merging Livestreams' With Social Media Ceremony http://scrw.us/3Op
@pauloflaherty
Paul OFlaherty
RT @ Couple Twitters their big fat geek wedding | Technically Incorrect - CNET News http://bit.ly/d9JZIg
@pauloflaherty
Paul OFlaherty
Two Days To The Wedding And I'm A Wreck http://scrw.us/3Oi
@pauloflaherty
Paul OFlaherty
Just got contacted by someone doing a story for AOL News. Our wedding is making headlines!
@subrbanoblivion
subrbanoblivion
RT @: Twitter Meets Marriage With A Tweetup Reception http://bit.ly/9Mx6xK
@subrbanoblivion
subrbanoblivion
It's #twedding week for my lovely friends @ & @! :) Oh & btw - they made ReadWriteWeb: http://bit.ly/bDsBLC
@thatwebchick
Laura Rainey
We're on ReadWriteWeb!! What's a "Twitter Wedding"? Funny you should ask... http://bit.ly/aesY8D
@subrbanoblivion
subrbanoblivion
We're getting married!!! Its a Twitter Wedding, And You Are Invited! http://bit.ly/aaEPOQ
@subrbanoblivion
subrbanoblivion
Its a Twitter Wedding, And You Are Invited! - http://scrw.us/3Nz
@subrbanoblivion
subrbanoblivion

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The next article begins the day before Paul and Sara’s Wedding.

 

About Bolton

Hello, I am the owner of the donkey known as The Bolton Ass. Most people know me as Frank (or @gfb3 if you follow me on twitter). Some call me by other names. I accept people for who they are. (Most of the time.) However, my donkey, The Bolton Ass, tends to let people know how he thinks by awarding them at random opportunities. His two main awards are The Bolton Kick Ass Award and The Bolton Dumb Ass Award. He also likes to tell stories about his historical kin-folk. By the way, he wants me to tell you that he encourages nominations for future awards and might be swayed to present an award or two if your bribe is generous enough.